Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Mural Project Update # 1!

The Mural Project is my little brain child. The idea is basically to get some young and emerging artists involved in a cool project at our studios, a chance for them to come and chill with established creatives like Jim Ewan, Craig Barrowman and myself.

Aberdeen is relatively small yet the art community doesn't seem to branch out much so we've extended invitations to students from Grays as well as Aberdeen University, not to mention all the individuals who have probably been creating in secret for years, too shy to share their work.

Hopefully over the coming months we will have a massive black and white mural for all to admire, were also thinking to produce a zine with a page from each muralist and might even get some t shirts printed up with artists designs, who knows! Anyway, collaboration is key so if you wanna get involved either muraling or maybe spinning some records for one of our mix tapes then hit us up on the 26 Collective Facebook page.

All pics are of my piece and if your wondering about the Star Wars tv, it was May the 4th! If you don't get it then, well yeah. More pics and updates coming soon!

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Mood of Collapse is taken from a Douglas Coupland novel. His novels are great and he also produces some interesting art too. Mood Of Collapse was originally going to be the title for a musical project which so far hasn't gone past some rough 4 track demos but it seemed quite apt for my various projects. Dancing In The Dark is the title of a Bruce Springsteen song. Its a pretty up beat song although it deals with the unknown future of the songs protagonist but ends with him being willing to put his heart on the line. I guess that's kinda how I feel about what I'm doing.

The blog aims to shine some light on creativity and culture in Aberdeen, an often over looked and undervalued part of the Scottish Cultural landscape. With a personal mission to connect the dots between artists both new and old, galleries and events, I hope to show the real value of the art in the Granite City and dispell the myth that "nothing ever happens here". Another mission is to break out beyond Aberdeen and to build connections with artists all over Scotland and further afield.

I do my best to get out and document the numerous events that happen across the city but its not always possible to make it to everything. There's a large number of people who are making, creating, curating and helping to give an interesting cultural offering from contemporary art exhibitions, live gigs, film nights or live theatre productions.

If you're interested in a particular topic eg Music, Aberdeen Art, Graffiti or a venue then type it into the search box on the top left hand side and hopefully you will find a range of posts relating to your choosen topic. If you don't find something then feel free to get in touch with me at moodofcollapse@gmail.com